Validate Data Single-Variable Rules
The Single-Variable Rules tab displays available single-variable validation rules and allows you to apply them to analysis variables. To define additional single-variable rules, click Define Rules. See the topic Define Single-Variable Rules for more information.
Analysis Variables. The list shows analysis variables, summarizes their distributions, and shows the number of rules applied to each variable. Note that user- and system-missing values are not included in the summaries. The Display drop-down list controls which variables are shown; you can choose from All variables, Numeric variables, String variables, and Date variables.
Rules. To apply rules to analysis variables, select one or more variables and check all rules that you want to apply in the Rules list. The Rules list shows only rules that are appropriate for the selected analysis variables. For example, if numeric analysis variables are selected, only numeric rules are shown; if a string variable is selected, only string rules are shown. If no analysis variables are selected or they have mixed data types, no rules are shown.
Variable Distributions. The distribution summaries shown in the Analysis Variables list can be based on all cases or on a scan of the first n cases, as specified in the Cases text box. Clicking Rescan updates the distribution summaries.
How to apply single-variable rules
- From the menus choose:
- In the Validate Data dialog box, click the Single-Variable Rules tab.